EPYC 7401 vs Xeon E5-2620 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2620 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
5.93
EPYC 7401
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 170 Watt
35.46
+498%

EPYC 7401 outperforms Xeon E5-2620 v4 by a whopping 498% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v4 and EPYC 7401 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1113106
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.259.26
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD EPYC
Power efficiency6.4819.37
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)29 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417$1,850

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7401 has 185% better value for money than Xeon E5-2620 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v4 and EPYC 7401 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1648
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2120
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache20 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v4 and EPYC 7401 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011TR4
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and EPYC 7401. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v4 and EPYC 7401 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and EPYC 7401 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and EPYC 7401. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1.5 TB2 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/s170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and EPYC 7401.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2620 v4 5.93
EPYC 7401 35.46
+498%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2620 v4 9248
EPYC 7401 55280
+498%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.93 35.46
Recency 20 June 2016 29 June 2017
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 48
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 170 Watt

Xeon E5-2620 v4 has 100% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7401, on the other hand, has a 498% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The EPYC 7401 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2620 v4 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2620 v4 and EPYC 7401, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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